3. Purdue Boilermakers
(Pretentiousness name-drop warning …)
In a long-form interview several years ago, I asked the late and great Joe Tiller if the success he had with his passing game was getting him looks from a higher-caliber of recruit.
“I consider it a win if I can get a top guy to open a piece of mail from us, much less get them on campus.”
Even in the best of times, Purdue has to recruit to a certain type even though Jeff Brohm’s passing offense is perfectly suited for anyone with NFL dreams. Getting great receivers hasn’t been a problem, and he’ll have a few nice parts here and there, but it’s not like he has to fight to keep the five-star guys from rushing in.
The 2021 class was a bit lacking. It wasn’t a big class and there weren’t a ton of sure-thing star parts, but Brohm and the program made up for it with a huge bounceback 2022.
He got the receivers and corners from the transfer portal, but it’s his class of young parts that should be the biggest boost.
He might have his star quarterback to build around in 2023 if Brady Allen is as good as advertised. He was a great get, he’s got a few future defensive linemen who should grow into edge rushers, and overall, it’s a class that both recruits to a type and has future high-end Big Ten producers.
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